CALIFORNIA ADULT LITERACY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTA State Leadership Project of the California Department of Education, Adult Education OfficeProviding Professional Learning to Improve Student Learning

To the new Adult Basic Education (ABE) teacher,
the task of teaching basic literacy skills can seem overwhelming. This ABE New Teacher
Resource Guide, developed by the California Adult Literacy Professional Development
Project (CALPRO), is designed to introduce you to the most immediate and important
aspects of teaching ABE learners in California.

To a new English as a Second Language
(ESL) teacher in an adult education program, the task of teaching English can seem
overwhelming. This ESL New Teacher Resource Guide, developed by the California
Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO), is designed to introduce
you to the most immediate and important aspects of teaching adult ESL in California.

Instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English
as a Second Language (ESL) frequently addresses health literacy because of its importance
to low-literate adult learners. CALPRO developed this Health Literacy Reference
Guide to help teachers locate and use a wide array of currently available health
literacy materials and to guide them in incorporating health literacy information
into instruction.